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Table 1 Bacterial causes identified using joint fluid culture*

From: Tryptophanyl tRNA synthetase is an alternative synovial biomarker for diagnosis of septic arthritis in knee joint

Bacteria

Septic arthritis group (n = 9)

Staphylococcal species

 Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus

3 (33.3%)

 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

1 (8.3%)

 Escherichia coli

2 (16.7%)

Streptococcus species

 Streptococcus pyogenes

1 (25%)

 Streptococcus dysgalactiae

2 (16.7%)

  1. *The values are given as the number of infections in each group, with the percentage (total number of infections) in parentheses
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Knee Surgery & Related Research

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